The reaction of trialkoxyboranes with ethylmagnesium bromide was investigated for the selective alkylation to the symmetrical borinic esters, R2BOR'. Triisopropoxyborane was found to react cleanly with 2 equiv of the Gringnard reagent to form diethylisopropoxyborane at -40-degrees-C. The selectivity of this reaction is largely controlled by the stability of the bromomagnesium diethyldiisopropoxyborate, MgBr[Et2B(O(i)Pr)2]. Triisopropoxyborane was found to be the most selective borane examined, yielding symmetrical borinic esters for primary and aryl derivatives with high selectivities. Secondary alkyl groups showed lower selectivities. This reaction has been developed into a general procedure for preparation of diorganyl-alkoxyboranes from readily available organomagnesium reagents, especially for those containing organic groups which are not accessible via hydroboration.
Organoboranes. 56. Systematic study of the reactions of 1-alkenylboronic esters with representative organolithium and Grignard reagents to provide an efficient, selective synthesis of organyl-1-alkenylborinic esters
作者:Herbert C. Brown、Nagarajan Vasumathi、Navalkishore N. Joshi
DOI:10.1021/om00028a021
日期:1993.4
A selective reaction of the ''ate'' complexes formed with 1-alkenylboronic esters and organolithium or Grignard reagents, by treatment with either Bronsted or Lewis acids at -78-degrees-C to give the corresponding organylalkenylborinic esters, is explored in this study. This systematic, detailed study reveals that the nature of the alkoxy group on boron, the nature and the amount of the alkyllithium or Grignard reagent used, the solvent, the reaction temperature, and the nature and amount of the acid used all play significant roles in influencing both the yield and the selectivity achieved for the formation of the desired organylalkenylborinates. Optimized procedures for the syntheses of representative organylalkenylborinic esters in high yield are summarized.
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